Southern Pecan Honey Bun Cake Recipe | Home & Garden Vlog
Hey Hey, Home and Garden friends! How are ya? Want an easy dessert recipe that’s completely void of pumpkin flavoring but equally scrumptious? I had so much fun creating this Southern Pecan Honey Bun Cake recipe. Not only is it the perfect autumn dessert that’ll knock your socks off. It’s a real crowd pleaser!
Not only am I sharing a printable honey cake recipe today, but I’m also sharing updates on our Colonial Country House and Cottage Garden projects.
Enjoy the visual cooking tutorial version is below and more details in the rest of this article.
HOW TO MAKE SOUTHERN PECAN HONEY BUN CAKE RECIPE
The best part about this easy peasy southern pecan honey bun cake recipe is that it’s a perfect dessert for any time or day or year. If you want an autumnal treat that isn’t laden with pumpkin or other heavy seasonal flavors, it’s perfect for breakfast or with tea or coffee!
Want the details? Keep reading!
This cake recipe is easy to follow and produces all things warm cinnamon and sugar goodness with the heartiness of optional nutty flavor – perfect alone or for a crowd.
If you’ve been around our home and garden for any time at all, you know that all my prep times are simple. I love this cake batter because you literally toss all ingredients one by one in the bowl, mix for three minutes, and pour into the cake pan.
That’s it.
INGREDIENTS LIST
For this homemade recipe, you’ll need the following:
- all purpose flour
- granulated sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- salt
- buttermilk
- oil
- eggs
- vanilla
- margarine
- optional pecans (or any nut)
That’s all, folks!
Grab the printable recipe HERE.
FAQs about Honey Bun Cake
Here are the most popular questions when it comes to baking this year-round easy dessert.
What is honey bun icing made of?
My honey bun icing is a simple glaze that mimics what you find covering glazed donuts and southern cakes like pound cake. There are only two ingredients: confectioners sugar and milk.
Can I use another kind of milk besides buttermilk?
I honestly haven’t tried other kinds of milk, but I rarely keep buttermilk on hand myself. Therefore, I use an easy buttermilk DIY, aka, a substitute. I simply pour one Tablespoon of white distilled vinegar (I also keep this on hand) into a measuring cup, and then fill it with whole milk to one cup measurement.
Can I use real butter instead of margarine?
I haven’t tried that but I’m sure the difference would not be easily noticed. Everything is better with real butter, so I’m sure it’s even tastier.
Is this similar to the Pioneer Woman honey bun cake?
I have no idea – haven’t tried her recipe. Most people use sour cream but this is a honey bun cake recipe without sour cream, but rather a honey bun cake with buttermilk and without cake mix. I challenge you to try both recipes and report back to us which one is better! 🙂
HOME & GARDEN VLOG
Along with this simple recipe this week, I added home and garden vlog content as well. I’ll always include timestamps for just the recipe in case that’s all you want. You’ll find all helpful links to things mentioned/shown in the entire video in the YouTube video’s description AND in the paragraph below…..
YOU MIGHT NEED
If you watched the homemade cake video tutorial, you noticed that there are simple basic ingredients and supplies needed for this recipe. I’m a definite minimalist when it comes to kitchen supplies, but I can’t do with my favorite mixer, pan, china, potholders, and measuring aids.
I’m excited about my new fan in the colonial country house update with its cool vintage bulbs, and the lights, trellis, jasmine, and forget-me-nots in our cottage style garden.
OTHER DELICIOUS EASY RECIPES TO TRY
Yummy cookies for breakfast
Grammy’s Pound Cake
